Alien Downlink

Alien Downlink: Trailer from Alien Downlink on Vimeo.

I can’t say enough about the awesomeness of this website. What an incredibly imaginative concept. Refreshingly enough, not only is the concept good, but so is the music. I have a couple of favorites. This one is funny.

I Wanna Be An Alien’s Pet

This one is just cool… And filled with a wisdom regarding an understanding of our culture’s view on what would be termed drug use, versus self-medication, versus dulling a headache. A snippet of the lyrics below gives you a good feel for the context.

Don’t Do Drugs

An excerpt from the Don’t Do Drugs lyrics:

“…and earlier today, federal agents raided a house suspected of being at the center of a local marijuana growing operation. The bust yielded five marijuana plants and also resulted in the arrest of the home’s owner, a 76 year-old grandmother who had to be rushed to the hospital after agents mistook her cup of tea for a handgun and shot her 24 times.”

Don’t do drugs! Unless it’s…
Ibuprofen, codeine, morphine, oxycodone, cephalexin, sertraline, prednisolone
They’ll make ya feel good!
Methadone, diazepam, hydrocodone, lidocaine, sildenafil citrate
Your wife says that you should!
Side effects may include anxiety, sweating, headaches, and a week of blurry vision.
But it’s alright because your pusher wrote your prescription.

And finally, a hilarious documentary that chronicles the discovery and revelation of signals from the depths of space… That happen to be Rock N’ Roll. Awesome.

Alien Downlink: Analysis Video #1 – Introduction from Alien Downlink on Vimeo.

Star Wars – Not Me This Time… Or Him

This YouTube video has been incredibly popular (well over 5 million views), but I think a lot of people think the guy in the video is actually singing it… Well, he’s not. It’s a group from Utah called Moosebutter. It’s not nearly as cool once you know that little fact. The guy in the video comes right out and says it’s not him, but if you just watch the video, you will never know…

I’m not just writing about this video because I like it. I actually thought it was a good example of what you do with music technology. Granted, in this case most of the technology used by the video guy was video software, but it obviously relates directly to music. What is so cool about the video, is just how well he was able to lip-sync and match up his movements to the recording. Amazingly accurate, really. Or maybe I was just too distracted by the cool music to notice. Plus, he seems like a funny and likable dude. Apparently, his collaboration with Moosebutter went so well, they are working with each other on several new projects. I listened to a few other of their songs, and I wasn’t nearly as impressed… But you can go to their site and buy their Star Wars theme if you are so inclined.